Benton School District (Arkansas)

Benton School District
Location
211 Border Street
Benton, Arkansas 72015
United States
District information
GradesPK–12
AccreditationArkansas Department of Education
Schools7[1]
NCES District ID0502960[1]
Students and staff
Students4,750[1]
Teachers288.36 (on FTE basis)[1]
Staff503.36 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio16.47[1]
Other information
Websiteww2.bentonschools.org

Benton School District is a public school district based in Benton, Arkansas, United States. The school district encompasses 112.22 square miles (290.6 km2) of land,[citation needed] including portions of Saline County and Garland County serving communities such as most of Benton, a small slice of Salem CDP,[2] Lonsdale,[3] and Hot Springs National Park.[citation needed]

The district proves comprehensive education for more than 4,750 pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students while employing more than 500 faculty, administrators and staff.[citation needed] The district and its seven schools are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Benton School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Saline County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Garland County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 28, 2021.